in such condition as will comply with the sanitary rules and regulations of this Board.

Many complaints have come to us concerning this hotel, and our inspector was asked to make a report on existing conditions. We are confident that he endeavored to make a fair report, as he is that type of man. We further realize that you have a good man running the hotel, and that he is endeavoring to make the best out of the plant in which he is established.

As soon as you plan re-building or remodeling this building, or make such additional repairs as are necessary to render it habitable, and desire any assistance from us, we will be pleased to have our inspector make another visit there, and coöperate with you in any manner that will be of service in the establishing of this hotel on a proper sanitary basis.

We trust that some action will be taken very speedily to better materially the existing conditions in the hotel, and you may rest assured that we will be pleased to give you any assistance in our power."

On June 27th, we wrote these parties relative to this matter and asked for an immediate reply:

"We wish to call your attention to our letter of June 8th, 1914, to which you have not as yet replied.

Kindly give this matter your immediate attention."

On June 30th, the following reply was received:

"I am in receipt of your letter of June 27th, and beg to say in reply that we have tentative plans under way at the present time both for remodeling moderately the old hotel and also the building of a new one. You appreciate, of course, that a matter of this kind cannot be arrived at definitely in a short time. We are proceeding as fast as we are able, and hope that something definite is done in a reasonable time that will be satisfactory to you."

We anticipate that a new hotel or addition will be built at this location, which will be greatly appreciated by the traveling public, as the present structure has been a cause for complaint for many years.

We realize, of course, that many of the hotels and restaurants throughout the state are not up to the required standard. There is always a good reason for this. In some cases the proprietor does not comprehend fully just what is required. For quite a number of years he has probably conducted his place of business in a certain way, and he does not readily appreciate the necessity for the improvements recommended. However, a copy of the rules and regulations has been sent and the improvements suggested will doubtless be installed as soon as the proprietor

makes up his mind that this must be done, and how he is going to do them.

If he does not improve his place of business so that it meets the requirements, action will be taken at a later date by this office, upon the report of our inspectors that our orders have not been complied with.

We realize that it is easy to make recommendations and issue orders for changes (and we never make them unless they are advisable, all phases of the situation considered); and we know also that it is a difficult matter to put them into operation, especially when one become accustomed to other conditions.

At a subsequent inspection of these places we will see very plainly whether or not the proprietor desires to cooperate with us as fully and freely as he should, and we will be governed accordingly.

We will be glad to forward a copy of the rules and regulations governing hotels and restaurants to anyone upon request, and always appreciate the assistance which can be given us by the public in reporting to us such cases of gross negligence and insanitary conditions as come to their notice. It is only by these methods of coöperation that the greatest good can be accomplished.

Below is shown statistics of inspections, etc., to June 30, 1914.

Number of permits issued

4,304

Inspections made

877

Insanitary places on which written orders were issued.
Favorable replies received from

203

88

In correspondence and in suspense owing to the time allowed not having expired ...

115

Complaints from the traveling public on specific hotels taken care of

37

The following is a statement of the expenditures for salaries, postage, and office supplies incurred by the Hotel & Restaurant Division to June 30, 1914:

REPORT OF THE PLUMBING DIVISION FROM OCTOBER 2, 1913, TO JUNE 30, 1914.

FRANK R. KING, State Plumbing Inspector.

When Chapter 731, Laws of 1913, known as the new Plumbing Law, became operative on October 2, 1913, the duties of the State Board of Health were enlarged to include the work of licensing plumbers, supervising and inspecting plumbing and adopting and enforcing a state plumbing code.

All plumbers actually engaged in work in Wisconsin at the time of the passage and publication of the law, were licensed without examination under the waiver provision. To January 1st, 1914, licenses had been issued under the waiver act to 550 master plumbers, 1020 journeymen; and to 362 plumbing contractors. Plumbing contractors may be licensed at any time. without examination, provided the contractor also holds a license as master or employs at all times a licensed master plumber to superintend installations of plumbing.

In the early application of the license provision of the law, licenses were issued without examination, to practically all the master and journeyman plumbers who made satisfactory application for same. This was done in compliance with Section 959-55a 1 of the statutes, which provides that

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"All persons at the time of the passage and publication of this act engaged in the plumbing business in this state shall be respectively licensed as such by the State Board of Health without examination, upon the payment to the State Board of Health of the fee hereinafter provided."

In a letter from the Attorney-General, dated March 3, 1914, the Board was advised that, according to the construction placed

on the license sections of the law by the Attorney-General, the time had expired for granting licenses under the waiver provision above quoted; and thenceforth no licenses were issued to either master or journeymen plumbers without the applicant first passing a satisfactory examination.

The number of master's licenses issued under the waiver provision was 573; and the number of journeyman's licenses 1052. From October 2, 1913 until June 30, 1914, licenses had been issued as follows: master plumbers-597; journeyman plumbers-1065; plumbing contractors-418.

From the time the law became effective to January 1, 1914, fees had been received and deposited with the State Treasurer amounting to $24,145.00, of which $22,020.00 was for initial license fees. Up to June 30, 1914, the total amount of remittances to the State Treasurer for initial and renewal fees was $33,810.62. From the time of the enactment of the State Plumbing Law to June 30, 1914, the total expenditures for this work amounted to $7,204.01.

The first examination for the licensing of master and journeyman plumbers was held in Milwaukee, January 6, 1914, at the School of Trades, following which examination licenses were granted to three journeyman plumbers and five masters; one candidate for a master's license failed. The examination was conducted by the Committee of Plumbing Examiners, appointed early in the organization of the Plumbing Division, consisting of J. E. Robertson, Chairman, Milwaukee, Thomas M. Ferguson, Secretary, and W. G. Kirchoffer, Madison.

The second examination was held April 22, 1914 at Madison, as a result of which 19 master and 10 journeyman plumbers were granted licenses. At this examination one person who took the examination for journeyman's license failed to pass, and two persons who took the examination for master plumber's license did not show the required knowledge of the subject and therefore a license was refused.

Although the rules provide for at least two examinations yearly, one in January and one in July, it was found necessary to hold the special examination in April owing to the demand for licenses.

The State Board of Health is charged under the law with the duty of formulating a State Plumbing Code, which will prescribe rules and regulations governing plumbing installations

and establish a minimum standard of plumbing in Wisconsin. A tentative draft of the State Plumbing Code was prepared under the direction of the Board and distributed to the plumbers of the state and to manufacturers, architects and plumbing inspectors. This tentative Code was prepared by the following committee selected by the State Board of Health: Dr. C. A. Harper, State Health Officer, Madison; Frank R. King, State Plumbing Inspector, Madison; W. G. Kirchoffer, Sanitary Engineer for the State Board of Health, Madison; C. W. Price, Assistant to the State Industrial Commission, Madison; and George F. Reeke, a master plumber of Green Bay. In addition to the members of the committee, all of whom devoted some time to the work, valuable service was rendered and suggestions given by Robert E. Hasselkus, Milwaukee.

After the tentative Plumbing Code was prepared and printed copies were distributed as above stated, with requests for criticisms and suggestions for improvement. A large number of plumbers, architects, plumbing inspectors and other persons interested either wrote to the State Board of Health or communicated in person their suggestions for changes, which in their judgment would improve the Code and make it more valuable in safeguarding health and in insuring reasonable standards for plumbing materials and methods of installation.

The tentative Plumbing Code was revised and the criticisms and other suggestions for changes and additions were considered carefully by the following committee: F. R. King, State Plumbing Inspector; W. G. Kirchoffer, Sanitary Engineer for the State Board of Health; and L. W. Hutchcroft, Statistician for the State Board of Health.

The wisdom of issuing the Code first in tentative form was fully demonstrated by the large number of letters and personal interviews received, nearly all of which served to make the completed Code of more practical value. The official Code was adopted by the State Board of Health on April 6, 1914, and includes abstracts from the Plumbing Law, a synopsis of the opinions rendered by the Attorney-General on various problems raised in interpreting the law, explanation of plumbing terms, rules governing licensing and examination of plumbers and regulations of the State Board of Health governing plumbing, drainage and plumbing ventilation. The book also contains calculations, suggestions to plumbers, to the public and to local in,